Transmission mechanism



T. S. EASTWICK AND S. WEISS.

TRANSMISSION MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29. -1921.

Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

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T. s. EASQTWICK AND s. WEISS.

TRANSMISSION MECHANISM. APPLICATION men IUNE29, I921.

Patented Oct. 24, 1922'.

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rarest THOMAS STEPHEN EASTWICK AND SIMON WEISS, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

TRANSMISSION if IVIECHANISM.

Application filed June 29, 1921. Serial No. 481,291.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known'that we, THOMAS S. EASTWICK and SIMQN .Wmss, citizens of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transmission li lechanisms, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. 7 r

This invention relates to certain improvements in transmission mechanisms and has relation more particularly to a mechanism of this general character of the well known Ford type embodying a clutch lever, a brake lever and an emergency control lever associated with the controller shaft, and it is an object of the invention to provide novel and improved means whereby the emergency or hand lever may be automatically thrown back or moved into set position when the brake lever or pedal is moved forwardly and wherein means is provided for moving the emergency or hand lever forwardly or in' engaged position with respect to the clutch.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts ofour'i'm-- proved transmission mechanism whereby certain important advantages are attalned and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and ad vantageousfor use, as will be herelnafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of our invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed. In order that our invention may be the better understood, we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in per spective illustrating a transmission mechaspective of a portion of the structure for releasing the mechanism the connection between the locking pin and the coacting rod.

As disclosedin the accompanying drawings, C denotes a clutch pedal as comprised in the transmission-of the well known Ford type and B the brake lever also included in such transmission. S. denotes the controller shaft with which is associated a hand lever H and which hand lever, as is well known, when pulled back as far as it will go, acts as an emergency brake on the rear wheels,

and'which is all the wayforward when the mechanism "is operating in high or low speed. The lever H when the transmission mechanism is in reverse is in substantially a vertical position. i

Clamped to the controller shaft at a desired distance to one side of the transmission case T, is an upstanding roclr arm 1, having its upper portion bifurcated and with the lrerf 2 of the bifurcation intersected by a pin 3. This pin 3 is freely disposed through a longitudinally disposed slot 4 provided in an elongated head 5. Threadedor otherwise engaged with an end portion of the head 5, is an end portion of a rod 6, the opposite end portion of said rod being engaged with the clutch pedal G at a point above its connection with the slow nism constructed in accordance with an emspeed shaft of thetransmission.

The slot4 is of a length to permit the de sired operationof the clutch pedal C as required for the necessary control of the transmission but when the clutch pedal C is forced or pushed completely forward to bring the transmission into low, the head 5 will engage the pin 3 before the completion of such movement or operation and swing or rock the arm 1 forwardly and at the same time the controller shaft S is turned in a direction whereby the pedal C when released engages the high speed clutch. During this movement of the shaft Sythe hand lever H is caused to move forward without a separate manual operation by the driver.

The shaft to and the hand lever H are maintained in this forward position through the medium of a pin 7 which engages within a recess or notch 8 provided in a bracket 9 secured in desired location to an adjacent beam 10 of the chassis. The pin 7 is slidably mounted in a tubular head 11 carried by the upper end portion of an arm 12fixed to the shaft S. A. portion of the pin 7 is provided with an enlargement 14 and interposed between this enlargement let and the inner end of the head 5 is an expansible member 15, herein disclosedas a coil spring, which constantly urges the .pin 7 in'a direc tion toward the coacting bracket 8. The

inner end of the head 11 with'which the enan extension 23' which is adjustably con-- nected, as at 24, with a bracket 25. The bracket 25 is anchored to the beam 10 at a point inwardly of the shaft S The adjustableconnection between thebracket 25 and the extension 23 permitsaregulation'of the tension of the spring or member 22 in accordance with the necessities of'practice.

When the arm 1 is thrown forward, the

5 corresponding movement of the-arm 12will place the spring or member 22 under-such tension that whenthe pin 7 is disengaged from the bracket 9, the hand lever H will be thrown automatically back or into set position.

In the present embodiment of our invention, the pin 7 is retracted or disengaged from'the coacting bracket 9 uponforward movement of the brake lever B. Operatively engagedwith the lever *B-above its mounting or brake pedalshaft is a rod 26 which extends rearwardly of the transmission case T andisprovided at its rear end portion with an elongated :head v27. The

head 27 is provided with 'a longitudinally disposed slot28 through which is freely disposed an upstanding spindle 29 carried *by a rock arm 30.

The rock arm 30'is fixedto the upper end portion of a vertically directed shaft 31 disposed through a bearing '32. Thebearing .32 iscomprisedsin a bracket-'33rsecured to.

thefree or rear end portion aof-the transto the inner end portion of the mission case T. The lower end portion of the shaft 31 is providedwith a. second rock arm 34 having an upstandingspindle 35. Pivotally engaged with the spindle 35 is a head 36 carried by an end portion of a rod 37. The'opposite end portion ofthe-rod 37 is pivotally engaged within the fork 38 of a 'head39, said head 39 being in threaded engagement-or otherwise secured, as at 40,

pin 7, hereinbefore referred to. lVhen the pedal B is pushed orforcedto the limit of its forward "movement, the shaft 31 through the instrumentality of the rod 26 willbe rockedrin a direction whereby the rod 37 will bermoved in a direction to retract or disengage the pin 7 from the 'coactlng bracket 9.

'From the foregoing description lit is thought to be obvious that a transmission mechanism constructed in accordance with .OIlI' invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and .facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that our invention issusceptibleof some change and modification without departing from the principles andspirit thereof and for this reason we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out our invention in practice except as hereinafter-claimed. -Weclaim:--

l. In-combination with a planetary-transmission including a clutch pedal, a brake pedal and an associated controller shaft an operative connection between the clutch pedal andthe controller shaft for imparting movement to the controllershaft upon movement of the clutch pedal in onedirection,:means for holding the controller shaft against movement, mechanism operated from :the brake pedal for releasing said means,

and aretractile member placed under tension upon movement of the controller shaft from the clutch pedal and operating to return automatically said controller shaft uponre lease of the holding means. a

*ment, mechanism operated from the 1 brake pedal for releasing said means, and a re- .tractile memberplaced undertension upon movement of the controller shaft from the.

clutch pedal and operating to i return automatically said controller shaft upon release of theholding means.

.3. In combination with a planetarytransmission including a clutch pedal, 2a ibrake:

pedal and an associated controller shaft, an operative connection between the clutch pedal and the shaft for rotating the shaft in one direction when the clutch pedal is moved into low, a rock arm carried by the shaft, mechanism carried by said arm for holding the shaft against movement, a re tractile member associated with said arm and placed under tension when theshaft is rotated upon moving the clutch pedal into low to move automatically said shaft when the holding mechanism is released, and means operatively connected with the brake pedal for releasing said holding means.

4. In combination with a planetary transmission including a clutch pedal, a brake pedal and an associated controller shaft, an operative connection between the clutch pedal and the controller shaft for imparting movement to the controller shaft upon movement of the clutch pedal in one direction, means for holding the controller shaft against movement, mechanism operated from the brake pedal for releasing said means, and means operating to return automatically said controller shaft upon release of the holding means 5. In combination with a planetary trans mission including a clutch pedal, a brake pedal and an associated controller shaft, an operative connection between the clutch pedal and the controller shaft for imparting movement to the controller shaft when the clutch pedal is pushed into low, means for holding the controller shaft against movement, mechanism operated from the brake pedal for releasing said means, and means operating to return automatically said controller shaft upon release of the holding means.

In testimony whereof our signatures.

THOMAS STEPHEN EAST WICK. SIMON WEISS.

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